Shoplifters

After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold.

At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces.

Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until an unforeseen incident reveals hidden secrets, testing the bonds that unite them...

Played at

Claremont 5,
1.04.19 -
1.10.19

Glendale,
12.21.18 -
1.17.19

Playhouse 7,
11.30.18 -
1.03.19

Town Center 5,
11.30.18 -
12.20.18

Runtime:
121 min
Language: Japanese

FEATURED REVIEW:
Simon Houp, Globe & MailSometimes, the films of the Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda remind me of the novels of Paul Auster, deceptively simple prose that builds slowly into a puzzle piece of quietly explosive force. A poet laureate of family and morality, his humanist triumphs include 'Like Father, Like S...